Carlos Ghosn, Nissan Boss Detained in Japan

FILE PHOTO: Carlos Ghosn, chairman and CEO of the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance, speaks at the Tomorrow In Motion event on the eve of press day at the Paris Auto Show, in Paris, France, October 1, 2018. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau

Carlos Ghosn was once and each considered a hero in Japan.
The story was even raised in the famous comic series in 2011. Ghosn entered 10
lists of foreigners who wanted the Japanese population to become their leaders.

In a national opinion trail in 2011, Carlos Ghosn was ranked
7th and defeated former US President Barack Obama who was ranked 9th. Much
praise was received for Ghosn. The reason is that he has made Nissan one of the
Japanese companies that survived bankruptcy.

Ghosn is a Brazilian born man of Lebanese descent. When he
was little Gosn was educated at the best university in France. He began his
career at the Michelin tire maker in 1978 and worked for 18 years.

He had joined Renault in 1996 and obtained assignments in
the South American division. He brought radical changes in the division and
brought Renault back up and gain profits. For contributions and dubbed Le Cost
killer by the French public.

His reputation rose when he was responsible for purchasing
40% of Nissan’s shares by the 1999 Renault. At that time Nissan was in debt and
had lost large assets for 7 consecutive years. Ghosn then restructured Nisan’s
body by closing five domestic factories and laying off 21,000 jobs at the
company.

Ghosn then made an agreement that allowed Renault and Nissan
to collaborate and operate as if the two companies were an entity. The
Nissan-Renault Alliance then expanded to include Mitsubishi in 2016. If this
alliance is an entity, the combination of Nissan-Renault-Mitsubishi is the
world’s largest carmaker with annual sales of 10.6 million units.

In his autobiography, Ghosn revolves around he often feels
different because of his multicultural background. He felt that the cultural
differences he felt during growing up made him more willing to integrate
themselves and understand other cultures.